Stripped, sanded. Four-0 steel wool, Lin-Speed, repeated four or five times.
Need a sling and a scope, but I am hopefully going to sight in the iron sights this week.

Thanks to all who offered opinions and suggestions.

Cory

February 25th, 2012, 12:51 PM

denver

Im kinda like all the others. I got a 788 in 74 or 75 in .222. It was a tack driver. Loaded some benchrest spec ammo and shot a .248 5 shot group at 200yrds. Loved the gun, but it was and is butt ugly.

February 25th, 2012, 08:55 PM

hardluk1

These plane old rifles kinda make me wish i had a couple more. I am one that never had an interest in owning a remmy 700.

February 25th, 2012, 10:22 PM

Cory1022

I like old stuff. I just horse traded for a 742 in 30-06 and a Marlin 80DL. Both need lovin'. My dad had the same Woodsmaster in the 70's. The .22 is going to my son for a project. I didn't need a radial arm saw anyway.

August 12th, 2012, 12:29 AM

Cory1022

Sorry to leave you hanging, it took me this long to get into a range I could shoot .308 at. I tried to sight her in today, shot just outside the rings on a standard pistol target at 50' or do. Couldn't walk it in even with rear sight adjusted all the way, I am guessing bent front blade. My grouping was pretty good, just too far off to feel good about pat that distance. I'll be parts shopping Sunday, I was considering a peep sight anyway...

August 14th, 2012, 03:13 PM

Mark_in_wi

I have one from my brother-in-law in 308 and it shoots better than I can. Using a 4x Tasco it is shooting 1.5-175 inch groups at 100 yards. With a better scope (shooter??) I expect those to get closer to or below 1 inch. She really likes the Win.PowerMax but the cheep Remy&Federal are close behind. The groups are also within 1.5 inches so in a pinch I could switch with out too much worry. I would keep it and shoot it before getting rid of it. Now I just need to find a few more mags for mine.

August 17th, 2012, 11:44 PM

Cory1022

I removed and replaced the sights, front post appears true. It may have been just loose, thought I checked it but it came off easy. Hitting the .22's this weekend and a little .357 for stress relief.

February 11th, 2013, 11:41 PM

Tally XD

Dragging up an old thread I know, but, I just this week brought home a very nice condition Remington 788 Carbine (1980 model) in .308winchester.

I have a Timney trigger ordered, new sling mounts and a recoil pad. My plans are to strip and refinish the stock in a lighter color and I want to add some ebony touches here and there if I can.

February 14th, 2013, 10:04 PM

Cory1022

Remington 788

My pictures are gone, I will attempt to get some new ones. I stripped the wood and left it natural, it came out nice and light. I have not touched the trigger at all, and still run the iron sights.

I will start another thread on my Remy 788 project but, as a teaser, I plan to finish it with some checkering of the grip and forend, possibly an ebony forend tip, nice old Remington scribed metal grip cap with brass spacer and a hand rubbed BLO finish.

Still trying to figure out the best recoil pad size. I think the Limbsaver small rifle pad will work as I also may need to trim the stock off a little shorter.

My stock is currently stripped and partially sanded to 220 grit stage and some steel wool sanding. Waiting to see if I need to cut the stock and then do some checkering.

February 18th, 2013, 01:54 PM

OldVet

Cory, that looks very nice. I put a 3x9 Bushnell on my .223 because of long shots at little critters, but a 4x or 2x7 on yours would make that an outstanding hunter. You'd be surprised how well you can pick up a moving animal with a low-power scope. Most people opt for too high a power for general hunting.